Hug Your Cat Day!!

 

Well, Annie is deserving of some serious hugs today. She had quite the adventure over the weekend.

By Friday morning, still no poop. And that was just bad. So mom dropped Silver off for her lady-gardenectomy and called the v-e-t when she got to work. Another appointment was made for Annie for that evening. Silver is doing very well - she was crated Friday night but has been out since and her belleh looks good.

Friday night mom ran home, grabbed Annie, picked up Silver and headed over to Noah's Ark to get Annie checked over again. On Tuesday we got to meet Dr. Mr. Myers. Friday night we met Dr. Mrs. Myers. They checked her over, took and x-ray and tried an enema (yeesh). And.....nothing.

They talked it over and mom decided to leave Annie over night to get some care and some fluids. Dr. Mrs. Myers said on Saturday that they would watch the iv cause it was the slowest drip any of them had ever seen. MOL  Well, Annie pooped twice, yowled for attention, ate like a champ, slept with a stuffed dog for company and was allowed to come home Saturday night.

 Her yellow band-aid come off when they got home, but she walked around like her leg was broken. :)  She was in her crate last night but mom put her back in baby jail on Sunday and spent the day snoozing with her siblings (Wild Bill hasn't been trying to nurse on her, so they should all be able to stay together).  We appreciate your purrs and would appreciate keeping her in your thoughts. The vets weren't sure exactly what the problem was - we suspect part of it was a change in diet and maybe a parasite issue. As the vet said, Annie isn't acting like there is anything wrong, so it is more about support right now. Just have to be careful cause she is so tiny.

thankful Thursday

Mom took Wild Bill over to grandma's house on Monday. Mom's niece (the kid) LOVES kittens. And she and Wild Bill were having a good time. At one point the kid was crawling across the floor with Wild Bill in hot pursuit - or as close as he can come with short legs. MOL

Annie is doing.....OK. Mom is going to ask the rescue lady to give her some fluids tonight to see if that helps. The meds are helping a little but she still isn't eating as much as she should be. Mom thinks she just doesn't feel good. Can't blame her really.....

Grandma is doing pretty well. Mom stopped over to see her yesterday after work and she looked much better than after the surgery on her other hand. We are sure the purrs are working!!

Oh - and Silver broke back into baby jail this morning. Not for breakfast....but to "play" with the kittens. Mom says she doesn't think about how much bigger (and rougher) Silver can be until she is in there. But, since Silver can get in and out by herself, there isn't much we can do about it. Although Doc and Sally were double teaming her when mom left for work, so they should be ok. MOL

Let's see......

Mom spoke to her sister-in-law last night. They came up for the week to bring the kid and to spend the week with grandma as she recovers. Grandma had just gotten home from surgery and they were getting her settled. Mom did warn Abby to read the med bottle and not trust grandpa to get it right. :) But it sounds like all went well.

Annie did end up at the v-e-t last night. She is just so little that mom says better safe than sorry. Mom took Sally with for moral support. It was fun to watch them race around the exam room waiting for the v-e-t. OK - Sally raced and Annie waddled along behind her. :) The tech asked when Annie had last peed. Not sure. And then she peed on the floor - well, there you have it. MOL The v-e-t recommended putting her back completely on KMR and on a med called lactulose until her system adjusts. It may have just been too much change and she couldn't keep up. So.....Wild Bill is in with the bigger kittens and Annie is in solitary getting her meds and KMR. At least Bill can't try to nurse on her this way.

Wild Bill likes to sleep ON Doc Holiday

And in other good news, the rescue lady said she would accept this group of kittens into the rescue to get them adopted (when they are big enough).

Oh - and while at the v-e-t mom noticed a spot on Sally's front paw. It was....a TICK!!!! ewwwww  Mom got it off and drowned it in alcohol. And then went over the rest of her pretty well - and Doc when she got home. Hopefully it was just that one (cause mom said she felt like she had the cooties all night).

cover your eyes....

Mom is doing the happy dance....

And here is why:

James (Bond)

Josephine (Baker)

OK - so it isn't a great picture of the girl - she was freaked out and mom had to scruff her. But, WE CAUGHT HER!!! The neighbor lady called last night about 9:45pm and said she was in the trap. Both kittens are scared, but on a scale of Grace to Lucy, they are just a little more scared than Audrey. A little hissy but not trying to strike.

And here is Annie....the second picture is her and Blackie. They seem to be hanging together most times (he is the guy we have caught once per season - last fall and then again this summer).